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Jessica Abernathy has been in the pet care industry for over 20 years and is known as the "Original Chicago Cat Sitter!" She started her first pet sitting business while she still owned her beauty salon, and over the years she has started and scaled several other pet care businesses in the Chicago area!

Now, Jessica is using her experience to help other pet pros build their businesses! Jessica is the Co-Founder and one of the lead coaches at The Pet Biz People, a new agency of specialists who provide operational, marketing, admin, HR, and systems support for pet care businesses!

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Savanna Westwood is the owner of The Savvy Sitter, a team of pet sitters and dog walkers in the Winter Garden and Windermere areas of Orlando, FL! Savanna is also the President and Co-Founder of the Florida Pet Services Association, a non-profit on a mission to promote professionalism and education for the pet industry in Florida.

Savanna has used her degree in Communication Studies from Stetson University to effectively and efficiently communicate with her team and her clients, and in this episode she gives us tips on how we can do the same!

Learn more about Savanna Westwood and get in contact with her here:

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https://www.youtube.com/@peacefulpetmusic

Join us at our 4th annual Florida Pet Services Summit in Jacksonville, FL August 13-15th 2026:
https://flpetassociation.org/

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Send me an email: doug@badtothebonepetcare.com

Want to scale your dog walking business? Learn more about DogCo and see a real a case study of a DogCo client who tripled their revenue here: dogcolaunch.com/casestudy

Get 50% off your first FOUR months of Time to Pet using my referral link! https://www.timetopet.com/doug

Download my FREE guides and templates, and schedule personalized pet business coaching at: https://dougthedogguy.co/

Disclaimer: Some of the above links are affiliate links in an effort to support the channel. And obviously, nothing I say should be taken as legal or financial advice.